Politics

The all-India ban on all four leaders — two from the ruling BJP and two from opposition parties — comes into force from 6.00 AM Tuesday.

Both Joshi and Advani, who are among the founders of the party, had won the last Lok Sabha election in 2014 from Kanpur and Gandhinagar, respectively, but they were not given party tickets to fight polls this time.

While the Congress had looted Assam and only made speeches on poverty alleviation, the BJP had actually removed poverty, the Assam chief minister said.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP, which carried out some of the rallies, of engaging in communal politics and dividing the society. Bengal does not believe in this culture, she said.

Both Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav expressed faith in the 'mahagathbandhan' against the BJP, saying formidable alliances in states like UP, Bihar and Jharkhand have made things difficult for the saffron party.

Fissures in the Punjab unit of Congress were exposed when its leader Mohinder Singh Kaypee recently floated the idea of a separate party.

Alleging that Jammu and Kashmir was 'facing immense onslaught' from all sides, the former Union minister said, 'Today, forces inimical to our special status and identity are also trying to distort our history.'

Dharmendra Pradhan said all the beneficiaries of Odisha will receive five kg of rice, 500 gm of dal and 500 gm of salt at Re 1, only under the National Food Security Act.

The controversy over Irani’s qualifications reignited on Friday after the minister, in her election nomination paper, said that she did not complete her graduation.

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The Sultanpur District Magistrate issued the show-cause notice after the Election Commission took cognisance of the matter and asked Gandhi to explain her remarks.

The former BJP leader, who joined the Congress a few years ago and is at present a minister in the Punjab government, also remarked these chowkidars guard the palaces of big businessmen.

The Congress leader said 'although there were numerous achievements of our forces during previous governments including division of Pakistan and creation of Bangladesh, during the regime of Indira Gandhi, no government in past used them'.

The Trinamool Congress supremo said she did not seek votes in the name of our soldiers during elections like Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Congress was reacting to a letter written by over 150 armed forces veterans to President Ram Nath Kovind, complaining about the politicisation of the military.

Taking to Twitter, Priyanka Gandhi said the meaning of politics is public service and dedication and every politician should be thankful to the people of the country.